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Friedrich Merz stellt sich heute der Sommerpressekonferenz. Statt neuer Angriffsflächen will er vor allem Stabilität vermitteln und seine jüngsten Kompromisse als Erfolge der demokratischen Mitte verkaufen, analysieren Gordon Repinski und Rasmus Buchsteiner. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview kritisiert der CDU-Außenpolitiker Roderich Kiesewetter Trumps wankelmütige Iran-Politik und drohende Zölle für die Straße von Hormus. Statt kurzfristiger Wirtschaftsinteressen fordert Kiesewetter den strategischen Stopp iranischer Finanzströme und eine konsequente Entwaffnung der Hisbollah. Unterdessen greift im Auswärtigen Amt von Johann Wadephul eine neue Sprachregelung. Sonderzeichen wie Gendersternchen, Unterstriche oder Doppelpunkte sind ab sofort im amtlichen Schriftverkehr und im Intranet untersagt. Das Ministerium verliert sich in bürokratischen Leitfäden…
Cuba suffered another blackout of the National Electric System, or SEN, on Tuesday, leaving the entire island country without power, officials said, in what was the third such incident in less than two weeks as a US oil embargo stresses the island’s grid. Since January, when US President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on any nation that supplies or sells oil to the island, fuel has been scarce across Cuba, exacerbating the island’s continuing financial and economic crises. Public transportation has largely been halted, and officials have cancelled tens of thousands of surgeries. Cuba produces only 40% of the…
By Kirsten Ripper & Euronews with AP Published on 15/07/2026 – 6:05 GMT+2 The Swiss have only just finished collectively celebrating the success of their national side which – unlike the German national team – at least reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup, before going out to Argentina. People in Switzerland clearly know that a lost match is not the end of the world, as 80 percent of them are nevertheless looking to the coming year with confidence. That is the finding of a new survey. Commissioned by the insurance company Helvetia Baloise, it questioned 1,866 people in German- and French-speaking Switzerland. “Our study…
European allies are moving to help strengthen Ukraine as Kyiv ups the pressure in its war against Russia. As a part of that push, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and a group of EU leaders are making a surprise trip to Kyiv to push through a string of new defense initiatives. Zoya Sheftalovich and Ian Wishart discuss these packages set to be announced today. Next: As of today you can walk from Spain into the British territory of Gibraltar and barely notice you’ve crossed a border. We take a look at one of the loose ends of Brexit that is finally being tied up. Lastly,…
“Putin always escalated when he felt he was in trouble … the most natural escalation is the provocation,” said Kasparov, a former world chess champion who is now one of the Kremlin’s most prominent exiled critics. Kasparov said he expects such a move could involve an incursion into a country on NATO’s eastern flank, such as Latvia or Estonia, intended to test whether other members of the alliance — and particularly the United States — would respond. He pointed to recently proposed legal changes by the Russian government making it easier to mobilize troops by eliminating the medical examination previously…
Few in Westminster believe that Farage will lose on Aug. 13. Clacton is as close to diehard Farage territory as it gets (he won 46 percent of the vote at the last general election). But how the ploy affects his standing with the nation at large is another matter. In the poll, 45 percent said the by-election bid will damage Farage’s image, compared to 27 percent who thought it would aid his reputation. By a margin of 29 points, a majority of respondents sided with the by-election being a pointless waste of time and money (56 percent disapprove of the…
“I have to say, all the human qualities that we learn to appreciate, all those remain very important to all of us. We found with you a very reliable and friendly partner,” he added. Starmer arrived in Paris Monday for celebrations marking Bastille Day, one of his final foreign engagements as prime minister before stepping down. He has been credited with trying to rebuild relations with other European capitals — particularly France and Germany — and providing steady support for Ukraine throughout a difficult period for peace talks. His successor, Andy Burnham, has promised an “even closer relationship” with Europe…
The testimony was the first of its kind in Brussels since the U.S.-based company’s early April decision to restrict its cyber-capable model, Mythos, to a set of trusted American firms. EU institutions have been desperately seeking access to Mythos and Fable, both capable of finding and exploiting software vulnerabilities, thereby putting critical infrastructure at risk. “I guess you can expect a lot of policy-related questions that perhaps you won’t be able to answer as a technical guy,” said Dutch Greens European Parliament lawmaker Kim van Sparrentak. “And I think Anthropic could have known that.” After the hearing, van Sparrentak told…
Celebrity pygmy hippo Moo Deng was back making football predictions on Tuesday 14 July, choosing France over Spain before later favouring Argentina ahead of England at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi, Thailand. Her mother, Jonah, made a different choice by selecting Argentina, before the pair were seen together in their enclosure. The playful event was organised ahead of the FIFA World Cup’s decisive fixtures. The prediction was staged at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Si Racha district by zoo director Narongwit Chodchoi and keeper Benz, using watermelon halves carved with team names and flags for each World Cup semi-finalist.…
Last week, the IOC provisionally lifted its suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee, which had been in place since October 2023, despite Russia’s continued unwillingness to make peace with Ukraine. “Nothing has changed on the ground. Russia is still waging its brutal war of aggression against Ukraine,” said Swedish Minister of Social Affairs Jakob Forssmed. “EU funding programmes and cooperation frameworks cannot therefore be designed in a way that risks normalising Russia’s aggression.” Ministers from Sweden, Estonia, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Finland and Denmark signed the open letter. The IOC said it lifted the suspension because the Russian…